Common use of Benefits; Assignment Clause in Contracts

Benefits; Assignment. This Agreement is not intended to confer upon any person other than the parties any rights or remedies hereunder and shall not be assigned by operation of law or otherwise; provided, however, that the officers and directors of the Company are intended beneficiaries of the covenants and agreements contained in Section 5.11, the Company employees having the agreements described in Section 5.13 and the holders of Company Options described in Section 2.3, provided, that such assignment shall not alter the treatment of the Merger under the Code for Company shareholders, and the Company shall execute any amendment to this Agreement necessary to provide the benefits of this Agreement to any such assignee.